As an ally of the Iron Cast Palace, Fang Cheng had no interest in any exchange and relied solely on his personal friendship with Gui Yunji, the Fox Sisters and others.
As Fang Cheng becomes more and more powerful, Gui Yunji must consider a deeper tie with him to ensure that the alliance can last forever, otherwise friendship alone will not last.
There was also a reason for giving the Mechanical City to Fang Cheng, but this was not enough, he also had to put women around him.
They have seen through Fang Cheng's character and know that although he is a playboy, he is very emotional. If there is a woman from the Iron Palace around him, it will be very helpful in maintaining the relationship between the two parties.
To put it bluntly, it is actually a marriage. If there are two forces, the effect of the marriage will not be too strong. But Fang Cheng is a powerful individual, so the effect of the marriage will be more prominent.
Originally, this task should be undertaken by Yu Guang in the future, and Yu Guang Qingxue was just a backup option.
Umitsu Kaori started promoting her daughter to test Fang Cheng's attitude. As expected, she was eliminated, so she had no choice but to push Umitsu Qingxue out.
Umitsu Kaori was actually reluctant, because Umitsu Haruyuki was not only her capable subordinate, but also the half-daughter she had brought up with her since childhood.
And Yuguang Qingxue is not like a puppy, so Fang Cheng likes her very much.
But there is no more suitable candidate than Uguang Qingxue in the Iron Palace, so Uguang Kaori and Yueguang Xingxi cannot be allowed to take action in person.
Although Gui Yunji didn't mind the fox sisters taking Fang Cheng, they meant hooking Fang Cheng to the Iron Cast Palace, not giving them away for nothing.
In the face of the interests of the Iron Palace, Uko Kaori had to put aside her personal feelings no matter how unwilling she was.
This was something the three of them secretly discussed last night, and they also asked Yuguang Qingxue for his opinion. If they didn't agree, they would change the person.
If you send someone who has resentment towards Iron Cast Palace to Fang Cheng, it would be better not to send him.
Yuguang Qingxue thought about it all night, and agreed in the morning, so we had today's lunch.
Fang Cheng quickly figured out the complicated reasons behind this, after being reminded by Umitsu Kaori.
He didn't expect that one day he would also be married.
Just as he was about to refuse, Umitsu Kaori said: "You used too small a reason to reject the future. Now you can't use too big a reason to reject Qingxue, right?"
Fang Cheng was slightly startled and understood the hidden meaning in her words.
In fact, this was a move by the Tiezhu Palace to make it clear that it wanted to tie up its interests with Fang Cheng, and it also thoughtfully prepared two candidates.
If both of them refuse, without giving enough defensible reasons, then the Iron Cast Palace will have to murmur.
I even turned against the District 11 government for you, and even gave away the Machinery City. Now I just want to consolidate our alliance with you, but you are pushing back and forth. What does this mean?
Fang Cheng couldn't help but secretly sigh, Gui Yunji was indeed a qualified monarch, no matter how much she valued Fang Cheng, her key decisions were all based on the interests of the Iron Cast Palace.
"Let me think about it."
Fang Cheng did not rush to refuse or agree, but began to think about it.
Yuguang Qingxue stood outside the house, looking at the scenery in the courtyard.
Of course she knew that the lady in the house and Lord Cheng were discussing her belongings, because the Lord Ghost had talked to her in person last night.
For the benefit of the Iron Palace and for the wife's status with the Ghost Lord, she had no resistance, and she did not reject or dislike Fang Cheng.
The reason why I thought about it all night was mainly because of Uguang Mirai and Kanzaki Rin.
She and Yuguang Mirai are nominally masters and servants, but they are more like sisters, and she and Kanzaki Rin are rare close friends.
If she agreed, it would undoubtedly be a backstab + kidney attack on her sister and friend.
After thinking about it all night, she finally agreed.
After all, Umitsu Mirai and Kanzaki Rin have already been stabbed in the back many times, and one more of her is not enough.
Just as Yuguang Qingxue was waiting for the news quietly, the phone on his body suddenly rang. When he took it out, he saw that it was Rin Kanzaki calling.
The LAN of the Iron Cast Palace was laid out with the help of the Machinery City, so the signals between the two places can be connected.
However, calling me at this time...
Yuguang Qingxue could only choose to answer: "Hello!"
Kanzaki Rin's clear and beautiful voice sounded on the other end of the phone: "Qingxue, have you arrived at the Iron Palace? The journey went well."
"Aren't you just here to check on me? Why do you pretend to care about me?"
"I'm mainly concerned about you, and I'm checking on you. What is Fang Cheng doing?"
Yu Guang Qingxue looked back at the room and said truthfully: "He is having dinner with my wife."
"Future mother?"
"That's right."
Kanzaki Rin obviously didn't think anything could happen between Fang Cheng and his mother-in-law-to-be.
"Is he quite honest in the Iron Palace?"
"I slept alone at night."
"Ah!"
This answer reassured Kanzaki Rin a lot.
"cold!"
Yuguang Qingxue whispered: "I'm sorry for what you told me."
Kanzaki Rin was slightly startled, and then said: "No need to apologize. If Fang Cheng didn't want you to stare, it's not your fault that you couldn't keep up."
The two chatted for a few more words before hanging up.
Yuguang Qingxue looked at her phone and sighed silently in her heart.
The close friend obviously didn't understand why she was apologizing.
At this time in the house, Fang Cheng had already thought about it.
"Okay, since you insist on giving it away, there's no reason why I shouldn't want it."
If you think about it carefully, it is not such an unacceptable thing to take Yu Guang Qingxue with you in order to make Iron Cast Palace feel at ease.
He didn't have enough reason to refuse, after all, his philandering was obvious to all.
Now I’m saying that I’m not a womanizer, I might get sprayed to death.
Seeing Fang Cheng agreeing, Umitsu Kaori didn't feel happy in her heart.
"Qingxue, come in."
Yuguang Qingxue came to the two of them silently, but she had already heard it outside.
Umitsu Kaori stood up from her seat, looked at the girl she had raised with one hand, sighed slightly, opened her hands and held her in her arms.
"Qingxue, you will be Fang Cheng's from now on. You must treat him the same way you treat me. You must take his position and interests as your first consideration in everything, even if you are the enemy of Iron Cast Palace, do you understand?"
She said this, on the one hand, to reassure Fang Cheng, and on the other hand, she did not want Yu Guang Qingxue to be suspected by Fang Cheng, lest he think she was an undercover agent sent by the Iron Casting Palace.
Yu Guang Qingxue is not a person who shows her emotions. At this moment, her body and mind trembled slightly, and she whispered: "I understand, madam."
Only then did Umitsu Kaori let go of her.
Just when Fang Cheng thought that the matter was over, he saw Uguang Kaori raising her hands, one hand lightly touching Uguang Qingxue's forehead, and the other hand lightly touching her own forehead.
With a slight pull of both hands, two fluorescent 'threads' were pulled out from his forehead.
The two rays of light quickly connected together after they appeared. It looked like a connecting line growing from the foreheads of Uko Kaori and Uko Haruyuki.
Umitsu Kaori gently pulled out the thread on her forehead and handed it to Fang Cheng.
At the same time, he explained: "This is the mark of loyalty, divided into two ends: master and servant. As long as you bear the mark of master, Qingxue, as a servant, will never betray you."
Fang Cheng had heard of this thing. When he wanted to join the Fox Fairy House as a temporary worker, Yueguang Xingxi proposed to carve a mark of loyalty on him.
He also secretly asked Yueguang Chuxia and knew that this was engraved on them since they were young - the big monster will select some young monsters with strong potential to take and train them. In order to ensure loyalty, the loyalty mark is essential. This The gadget is deeply ingrained into the soul and can only be lifted by the master. The life and death of the servant are in the hands of the master.
Umitsu Kaori now even took out the loyalty brand and made a complete break with Umitsu Haruyuki.
Now that things have happened, Fang Cheng will no longer be pretentious. He takes over the loyalty brand and puts it on his forehead according to Uko Kaori's instructions.
As soon as they made contact, the brand of loyalty took the initiative to penetrate into the forehead and go straight into the brain.
But when he was about to touch the skull, it seemed to hit an invisible wall and became stuck.
Umitsu Kaori and Umitsu Qingxue were both waiting quietly, but after waiting for a while, they both looked puzzled when they saw that the loyalty mark was still on Fang Cheng's forehead.
Fang Cheng was also quite surprised. He suddenly remembered something and asked Umitsu Kaori, "You said this brand of loyalty is engraved in the soul?"
Umitsu Kaori nodded. Loyalty can only be ensured if it is engraved in the soul. If it is engraved on the body, there are too many ways to destroy it.
Fang Cheng knew as soon as he heard this that this thing had nothing to do with him, because his soul was protected by Yi Xie'ai and was not disturbed by any external factors.
This kind of behavior of carving something into the soul is naturally prohibited.
"My soul cannot bear this mark of loyalty."
Fang Cheng simply pulled out the loyalty brand and threw it away: "Forget it, there's no need for this."
The brand of loyalty that he discarded broke into lines and fell to the ground, turning into countless light spots and disappearing.
The 'master' has disappeared, and the 'servant' on Yuguang Qingxue's side has also turned into a point of light and disappeared.
She stared at this scene in a daze, unable to react for a moment.
No matter how deep the relationship between Umitsu Kaori and her is, as long as the loyalty mark exists, the master-servant relationship is always dead, and Umitsu Kaori can kill her with just one thought.
Now that this brand of loyalty has been abandoned by Fang Cheng, it means that Yuguang Qingxue has completely gained freedom, and her life will not be in the hands of someone at will.
Umitsu Kaori was also a little stunned. She didn't believe Fang Cheng's words at all. Since the Loyalty Brand was created, she has never encountered a situation where the soul cannot be carved into it.
She could only suspect that Fang Cheng deliberately wanted to give Yu Guang Qingxue a free body.
"you……"
Umitsu Kaori looked up at Fang Cheng with complicated eyes, and finally sighed: "You are better than me. It is only right for Qingxue to follow you."
She regarded Yu Guang Qingxue as half a daughter, and she never thought about removing the mark of loyalty.
Fang Cheng pointed at himself, a little confused: "Did you misunderstand something? My soul cannot be carved..."
"alright."
Umitsu Kaori interrupted him: "Just say it, no need to explain anymore."
That's what he said, but his tone and demeanor didn't believe it at all.
Fang Cheng's whole body felt numb. There were not many people as honest as him these days.
As a result, no one believed me when I told the truth, which is outrageous.
